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[Switzerland] Smokers’ lounges likely to stay, says poll

Support for a proposal that would restrict smoking in special bars or lounges has plunged ahead of a national vote on September 23.
swissinfo (Swiss Radio International) (ch)
added Sep 12, 2012 12:17
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Papua New Guinea Introduces Sweeping Smoking Ban

New laws expected to face widespread community opposition in a country where tobacco consumption is a national pastime
VOANews.com (Voice of America)
added Dec 10, 2011 00:00
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Obama administration to push for eliminating smoking on college campuses

Howard Koh, assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will announce a national initiative Wednesday at the University of Michigan School of Public Health to stamp out tobacco use on college campuses. “We are wit
The Daily Caller (blog)
added Nov 11, 2012 12:21
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Smokefree Lists, Maps, and Data

View our lists updated October 5, 2012!
Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights (ANR)
added Oct 9, 2012 03:38
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[New York] Smoking: Weight watchers | Bad news for advocates of higher cigarette taxes

Bloomberg may well be right to push for more bans. A new paper by Abel Brodeur of the Paris School of Economics, based on extensive surveys in America, suggests that bans on smoking are not just effective but actually make smokers happier. By not allowing
The Economist
added Apr 15, 2013 08:31
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[California] County Bans E-Cigarettes -- A Move Too Far in the War on Smoking?

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to regulate electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), banning the products in public places where smoking is not allowed and requiring sellers to obtain a tobacco retailer's license. Sho
Patch.org
added Mar 20, 2013 16:30
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No smoking in Russia

The Lower House of the Russian Parliament has passed the anti-tobacco bill, one of the strictest in Europe, in the third final reading.
RUVR Voice of Russia (ru)
added Feb 12, 2013 13:15
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[Netherlands] Smoking is back on the political agenda, as MPs back total cafe ban

opposition party ChristenUnie plans to make a new effort to have smoking banned in all cafes and bars. The Netherlands banned smoking in cafes, bars and clubs in 2008, but since then small bars have been made exempt from the rules. And according to healt
DutchNews.nl (nl)
added Jan 27, 2013 23:11
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Consequences of clean indoor air exemptions in Oregon: the hookah story -- Maher et al.

In this letter, we describe the exemptions in Oregon's Indoor Clean Air Act (ICAA), subsequent proliferation of hookah lounges and associated monetary costs, as well as patterns in youth hookah use. To our knowledge, this is the first such published study
Tobacco Control
added Dec 13, 2012 01:54
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[Canada] LETTER: Science doesn't support public smoking ban

Re: "VIHA: Ban smoking on beaches, in parks," July 12. As there is no science to back such a ban, this proposed action must simply be viewed for what it is - a mean-spirited attack on a portion of the population, denying them full use of public spaces.
Victoria (BC) Times Colonist (ca)
added Jul 14, 2012 14:24
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